<p>Besides, as per its overall expansion, the company will open about 40 stores by end this year and about 50-60 stores in 2011. It has 8 Drive Thru outlets currently.<br /><br />"Drive Thru formats is the most profitable format across the world and we will focus more here. We plan to open 20-25 of these stores in the next 3-years. As per our strategy the company plans to open 40 new outlets across India at an investment of Rs 3-crore per outlet--this is our strategy," McDonalds' Managing Director, (North and East India), Vikram Bakshi, said on the sidelines of the India Retail Forum here today.<br /><br />McDonalds currently has about 188 outlets across all its formats such as High Street restaurants, food courts and Drive Thrus, opened near highways.<br /><br />On the chain's India turnover this calender year, he said there would be a 30 per cent increase and the company intended to double its turnover every three-years. Bakshi, however, did not divulge any figures.</p>
<p>Besides, as per its overall expansion, the company will open about 40 stores by end this year and about 50-60 stores in 2011. It has 8 Drive Thru outlets currently.<br /><br />"Drive Thru formats is the most profitable format across the world and we will focus more here. We plan to open 20-25 of these stores in the next 3-years. As per our strategy the company plans to open 40 new outlets across India at an investment of Rs 3-crore per outlet--this is our strategy," McDonalds' Managing Director, (North and East India), Vikram Bakshi, said on the sidelines of the India Retail Forum here today.<br /><br />McDonalds currently has about 188 outlets across all its formats such as High Street restaurants, food courts and Drive Thrus, opened near highways.<br /><br />On the chain's India turnover this calender year, he said there would be a 30 per cent increase and the company intended to double its turnover every three-years. Bakshi, however, did not divulge any figures.</p>